Report of the city of Somerville 1908, Part 34

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1908
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 466


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Kane, William A., 34 Ash avenue, Tinsmith. Kaulback, Sumner T., 34 Highland road, Foreman. Kauler, Charles E., 27 Gilman st., Undertaker's assistant. Kearney, Edward S., 53 Mansfield street, Sawdust dealer. Kearney, John J., 6 Charlestown street, Clerk. Keay, Fred E., 153 College avenue, Editor. Keegan, Dominick F., 15 Ibbetson st., Foreman printer. Keith, Simeon C., Jr., 20 Highland avenue, Bacteriologist. Kelley, Isaac S., 22 Electric avenue, Cashier. Kelley, William M., 17 Merriam street, Clerk. Kendall, Jones B., Jr., 7 Bowers avenue, Milk dealer. Kenneson, Charles A., 176 Walnut street, Stor. w. h. kpr. Kenney, James, 4 Concord avenue, Carpenter. Kidder, Andrew M., 10 Summit avenue, No occupation. Kidder, Herbert A., 26 Warner street, Cashier. Kiley, Patrick J., 15 Mystic street, Wheelwright. King, Charles E., 69 Beacon street, Coachman. Kinney, Edgar L., 92 Sycamore street, Bookkeeper. Kirby, Michael, 315 Washington street, Laborer. Kneeland, William B., 9 Greene street, Freight solicitor. Knight, William E., 425 Norfolk street, Watchman. Knowles, Benjamin H., 15 Parker st., Hat manufacturer. Knowles, Zoeth R., 52 Putnam street, Printer. Knowlton, Edward B., 75 Hancock street, Pattern maker. Knox, Waldo H., 19 Hancock street, Salesman.


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Lacount, Eugene D., 34 Day street, Salesman. Lambert, Frank S., 10 Cross street, Painter. Land, Lawrence P., 60 Marshall street, Carpenter. Landers, Arthur C., 218 Summer street, Bookkeeper. Lapham, F. DeWitt, 3 Hathorn st., R. E. and insurance. Lavey, John T., 7 Belmont street, Pork packer. Lawrence, Bernard W., 289 Highland av., Produce dealer. Lawrence, George B., 53 Bay State avenue, Slate dealer. Lawson, Peter P., 101 Summer street, Machinist. Leavitt, Frank W., 468 Somerville avenue, Carriage mfr. LeCount, Frederick R., 7 Dartmouth st., No occupation. Lennan, William M., 60 Prescott street, Clerk. Leonard, Eugene C., 65 Adams street, Tailor.


428


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Lewis, Dennis J., 14 Benedict street, Plumber. Libbey, Albion H., 152 Powder House boul., Salesman.


Libbey, Moulton C., 7 Jay street, Jeweler.


Liddell, William, 32 Cedar street, Pattern maker. Lillie, Nathaniel W., 446 Medford st., Purchasing agent. Lincoln, Rollin T., 34 Benton road, Clerk. Litchfield, J. Warren, 181 Broadway, Milk dealer.


Littlefield, Samuel T., 321 Broadway, No occupation. Locke, Theodore H., 53 Central street, Clerk.


Lomasney, John E., 7 Maple avenue, Produce dealer.


Lombard, Richard J., 16 Evergreen avenue, Teamster. Lorentzen, Henry, 101 Rogers avenue, Lock expert. Loud, Clarence W., 45 Hudson street, Salesman. Lovejoy, George S., 167 Highland avenue, Wharfinger. Loveland, Charles M. N., 898 Broadway, Stenographer. Lovering, Edward P., 181 Medford street, Mason. Lovering, Everett L., 21 Bradley street, Musician. Lowell, George E., 102 Walnut st., Livery stable keeper. Lund, John C., 13 Cutter street, Shipper. Lundergan, James W., 40 Dickinson street, Milkman.


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Macdonald, John W., 143 Walnut street, Salesman. Makant, Robert, 40 School street, Engraver. Mann, Alfred E., 75 Washington street, Undertaker.


Mansfield, Wilbur F., 773 Broadway, Real estate agent. Marchant, Albert L., 92 Vine street, Barber. Marsh, William H., 27 Cutter street, Teamster. Marshall, John A., 153-A Willow avenue, Salesman. Martin, John P., 56-S Walnut street, Salesman.


Martin, John W., 16 Montgomery avenue, Foreman. Martin, Lewis R., 34 Grant street, Teamster. Martinson, William H., 10 Boston street, Engineer. Mason, Seth, 5 Walnut street, Advertising agent. Maynard, Fred L., 30 Ames street, Provision dealer. Mayo, Francis L., 17 Clark street, Bill poster. Mayo, Wallace J., 36 Putnam street, Electrician. McAllister, William H., 23 Wallace street, No occupation. McAskill, Scyrene B., 6 Bow street, Candy dealer. McCarty, John J., 13 Knowlton street, Charcoal dealer. Mccullough, William, 54 Dane street, Produce dealer. McEleney, William J., 139 Linwood street, Teamster. McFarland, Chester S .. 21 Cedar street, Com. merchant. McGann, Thomas F., 45 Putnam street, Brass founder. McGovern, Lawrence J., 9 Concord avenue, Machinist. McGrath, Charles T., 35 Lowell street, Carriage painter. McGrath, Philip J., 23 Appleton street, Printer. McKenna, David W., 7 Chestnut street, Pedler. McKenna, George F., 292 Lowell street, Undertaker. McNamara, William E., 161 Beacon street, Grocer. McQuade, Owen A., 6 Taunton street, Polisher. Mead, Edward C., 18 Summit avenue, Builder. Melvin, Charles F., 25 Farragut avenue, Salesman. Merriam, George S., 6 Essex street, Warehouseman. Merrifield, Fred H., 6 Abdell street, Salesman. Merrill, Ernest W., 40 Harvard street, Bookkeeper. Merrill, Herbert E., 11 Lincoln street, Leather salesman. Merrill, Warren A., 14 Westminster street, Salesman. Messer, Melvin J., 27 Franklin street, Manager.


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JURY LIST.


Miner, Robert A., 56 Chester street, No occupation. Mink, Frank L., Jr., 85 Elm street, No occupation. Molineaux, Michael R., 41 Thorndike street, Com. agent. Moran, William J., 80 Franklin street, Driver. Morang, Arthur C., 157 Lowell street, Clerk.


Morrill, Fred L., 18 Arlington street, No occupation. Morrison, Frank E., 23 Brook street, Provision dealer.


Morrow, Andrew C., 23 Highland road, Buyer. Morrow, John J., 17 Perry street, Clerk.


Morse, Henry H., 27 Hudson street, Merchant. Mullen, James, 24 Wyatt street, Laborer. Mulqueeney, Lot J., 420 Norfolk street, Laborer. Munroe, James A., 70 Myrtle street, Salesman. Murphy, Stephen F., 102 College avenue, Manager. Muzzy, Horace T., 31 Vinal avenue, Draftsman. Myott, William C., 54 Richdale avenue, Hoisting engineer.


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Nason, Charles C., 21 Wigglesworth street, Carpenter. Neal, Andrew C., 78 Raymond avenue, Gilder. Newell, Franklin G., 41 Temple street, Machinist. Newsom, James E., 74 Sycamore street, Produce dealer. Newton, Elbridge W., 8 Westwood road, Agent. Nickerson, Benjamin S., 763 Broadway, Broker. Nickerson, John F., 25 Flint street, No occupation. Nickerson, Urban H., 27 Hall avenue, Salesman. Noble, Archibald W., 39 Crocker street, Upholsterer. Northrup, Herbert N., 165 College avenue, Manufacturer. Nowell, Joseph A., 56 Oliver street, Engineer. Noyce, Benjamin C., 28 Glen street, Carpenter. Nute, Alfred D., 329 Highland avenue, No occupation. Nye, Thomas V. B., 51 Cedar street, Salesman. Nyman, Ernest D., 5 Wigglesworth st., Baggage master.


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O'Brien, John J., 8 Durham street, Dry goods pedler.


O'Brien, Timothy F., 4 Prospect place, Grocer.


O'Brien, William, 15 Caldwell avenue, Expressman.


O'Brien, William E., 70 Prospect street, Clerk.


O'Connell, Henry J., 139 Lowell street, Cigar salesman. O'Connell, Michael, 35 Linwood street, Pedler. O'Day, William, 12 Palmer avenue, Machinist. O'Donnell, Neil, 114 Cross street, Engineer. O'Donnell, Thomas H., 273 Washington st., Apothecary. O'Donoghue, Daniel E., 26 Chandler st., Music teacher. O'Leary, David T., 277 Washington street, Confectioner. O'Neil, John F., 135 Linwood street, Teamster. O'Neil, Michael A., 158 Lowell street, Stock broker. O'Neill, William J., 76 Bonair street, Woolens salesman. O'Shaughnessy, Patrick, 76 Derby street, Milk dealer. Owen, John W., 20 Melvin street, Civil engineer.


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


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Page, Daniel W., 21-R Webster avenue, No occupation. Paine, Robert S., 110 College avenue, Hay dealer. Paisley, William, 407 Broadway, Furniture dealer. Park, Arthur N., 20 Arlington street, Restaurant prop. Parker, Arthur B., 17 Gilman street, Milk dealer. Parker, William H., 23 Hall avenue, Salesman. Patch, Amos G., 35 Irving street, Produce dealer. Pecheur, Augustus F., 7 Merriam street, Glass maker. Peck, Henry A., 2 Bigelow street, Printer.


Perham, Edwin R., 92 Packard avenue, Mining (treas.).


Perkins, George W., 79 Derby street, Machinist. Philbrick, Charles S., 174 Morrison avenue, R. E. agent. Phillips, Bernard C., 18 Hillside park, Glass cutter. Pickthall, Richard E., 182 Central street, No occupation. Pigon, Joseph H., 36 Wallace street, Clerk. Plaisted, Arthur I., 17 Franklin street, Electrician. Pond, George W., 91 Bay State avenue, Salesman. Potter, George B., 14 Crocker street, Produce salesman. Potter, Henry K., 5 Arthur street, Carriage manufacturer. Pratt, Charles H., 20 George street, Civil engineer. Preble, Frederick A., 55 Tennyson street, Bookkeeper. Prescott, Albion M., 21 Carlton street, Teamster. Preston, T. Franklin, 20 Albion street, Manager. Prichard, George W., 16 Fremont street, Teamster. Pride, Edwin L., 9 Browning road, Accountant. Proctor, Guy H., 175 Summer st., Auto supplies dealer. Puffer, Charles, 14 Dartmouth street, Produce dealer.


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Quinlan, John P., 8 Buckingham street, Driver.


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Ramsdell, Charles H., Jr., 53 Tufts street, Salesman. Rand, Fred C., 35 Banks street, General foreman. Ray, Frank E., 16 Virginia street, Salesman. Ray, George D., 42 Concord avenue, Engineer. Raymond, Charles F., 45 Bromfield road, Collector. Raynes, Charles E., 108 Packard avenue, Clerk. Reynolds, James F., 7 Adams street, Insurance agent. Rhodes, Harry L., 84 Highland avenue, Grocer. Rich, Isaac, 36 Walnut street, Civil engineer. Rich, Sewall M., 381 Medford street, Fish dealer. Richards, Frederick L., 127 Summer street, Engineer. Richards, George A., 27 Bay State avenue, R. E. agent. Richards, William P., 44 Day street, Architect. Richardson, George A., 20 Wesley street, Painter. Richardson, Herbert S., 41 Columbus avenue, Teamster. Richardson, Homer L., 11 Albion street, Compositor. Richardson, William C., 15 Franklin street, Clerk. Ricker, George E., 27 College avenue, Hotel keeper. Rideout, Henry N. W., 7 Howe street, Asst. paymaster. Ridler, Parker, 37 Ames street, Salesman. Riley, Philip W., 122 Rogers avenue, Printer. Rivers, Fred S., 35 Charnwood road, Electrician. Roberts, Oliver S., 15 Kidder avenue, Manager.


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JURY LIST.


Robinson, William H., 265 Broadway, Veterinary surgeon. Rogers, Bishop G., 34 Lake street, Bookkeeper. Rogers, John E., 9 Wigglesworth street, Electrician. Ronayne, John, 221/2 Tyler street, Laborer. Russell, Arthur J., 5 Beacon street, Printer. Russell, Edmond, 57 Dane street, Mason. Russell, Eugene L., 1196 Broadway, Provision dealer. Ryan, Martin J., 7 Garden court, Bookkeeper.


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Sanborn, Charles H., 50 Walnut street, Steam heating. Sanborn, J. Walter, 183 Central street, Com. merchant. Sanborn, William A., 62 Curtis street, Brick mfr. Sanborn, William F., 17 Benedict street, News dealer. Sargent, A. Eugene, 2 Sargent avenue, Clerk. Sargent, Isaac C., 8 Parker street, Garage employee. Sargent, Thomas T. M., 67 Myrtle street, Architect. Sawyer, Walter S., 16 Browning road, Real estate agent. Schillinger, Edgar F., 152 Walnut street, Clerk. Schrafft, William E., 49 Belmont street, Candy mfr. Sears, Edward S., 130 College avenue, Clerk. Sewall, William H., 140 Lowell street, Watchman. Seward, William A., 66 Highland avenue, Railway agent. Seymour, Alfred A., 10 Brook street, Salesman. Shattuck, David A., 23 Brook street, Carpenter. Shaw, Oscar M., 18 Everett avenue, Carpenter. Shaw, William H., 92 Central street, Asst. manager. Sheeran, John J., 17 Merriam street, Provision dealer. Shepherd, Lester C., 224 Highland avenue, Salesman. Shepley, Charles H., 45 Union square, No occupation. Sheridan, Arthur H., 22 Perry street, Salesman. Shiner, Alfred F., 158 Linwood street, Trader. Short, Oscar W., 8 Bowdoin street, Box manufacturer. Sidebottom, William, 54 Adams street, Architect. Simonds, Charles F., 86 Belmont street, Mechanic. Simpson, Merton P., 155 Willow ave., Furniture salesman. Smith, Arthur A., 15 Summit avenue, No occupation. Smith, Edward P., 32 Josephine avenue, Clerk. Smith, F. Ellwood, 70 Chandler street, Agent. Smith, Leslie E. A., 16 Lincoln st., Livery stable keeper. Smith, R. Stanley, 72 Florence street, Conveyancer. Smith, William, 37 Cherry street, Cabinet maker. Snow, Herbert W., 199 Pearl street, Clerk. Snow, Walter H., 42 Derby street, Ice cream dealer. Snow, William A., 17 Francesca avenue, Iron worker. Spaulding, James R., 57 Chandler street, Merchant. Sprague, Walter A., 50 Concord avenue, Telegrapher. Staples, Mendall G., 3 Pearl terrace, Teamster. Stevens, Dudley L., 7 Francesca avenue, Salesman. Stevens, Oliver A., 20 Putnam street, Engineer. Stevens, Walter L., 5 Kenwood street, Dentist. Stodder, George F., 20 Stickney avenue, Fish dealer. Sullivan, Cornelius, 12 Perry street, Brass moulder. Swain, Noah R., 17 Hathorn street, Gardener. Sweeney, John J., 216-A Somerville avenue, Grocer.


432


ANNUAL REPORTS.


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Taapken, John R., 227 Holland street, Grocery clerk. Tattan, Michael H., 458 Somerville avenue, Grocer. Taylor, Alvin, 48 Gilman street, Plumber. Taylor, John H., 29 Farragut avenue, Conductor. Teele, Warren L., 33 Curtis street, Salesman. Thiery, William O., 34 Central street, Salesman. Thomas, Joseph M., 23 Stickney avenue, Produce dealer. Thomas, Penrose F., 9 Hudson street, Salesman.


Thompson, Charles W., 27 Lake street, Music dealer.


Thompson, William J., 19 Shawmut street, Merchant. Thomson, Emerson, 10 Pinckney street, Station agent. Thurgood, Augustus, 42 Hudson st., Wall paper dealer. Tibbetts, Harris P., 33 Bradley street, Carpenter. Tinckner, George R., 21 Oak street, Cook. Titus, Anson M., 10 Raymond avenue, Bookkeeper. Tobin, John J., 373 Somerville avenue, Shoe dealer.


Tomfohrde, Richard, 216 Highland ave., Restaurant kpr. Toppan, Arthur W., 209 Highland ave., Gas engine dealer. Torrens, William L., 255 Broadway, Wood turner. Tracy, Albert A., 49 Banks street, Manager. Trauschke, Henry H., 78 Fremont street, Clerk. Tribble, Hiram, 50 Chandler street, Salesman. Tripp, William A., 8 Pearl terrace, Shipper. True, Harry A., 120 College ave., Investments manager. Tucket, Charles R., 104 Bartlett street, Inspector. Turner, Walter F., 15 Highland road, Trav. salesman.


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Ulm, Albert A., 59 Preston road, Printer. Upton, Samuel, 102 Glenwood road, Foreman.


Valentine, Paul R., 2 Bolton street, Clerk. Van Buren, John D., 45 Tufts street, Carriage painter. Van Buskirk, Charles, 20 Prescott street, Wheelwright. Varney, Charles A., 408 Highland avenue, Tele. inspector. Viall, John B., 4 Webster street, No occupation. Vinal, Arthur P., 36 Walnut street, Lumber dealer. Vroom, Hallett R., 26 Clark street, Teamster.


Wade, Howard, 24 Cedar street, Coal salesman. Wadleigh, William Y., 65 Boston st., Wholesale grocer. Waldron, George W., 28 Dartmouth st., Produce dealer. Walker, George, 26 Wallace street, Salesman. Walker, Granville A., 9 Loring street, Painter. Walker, Thomas G., 5 Dell street, Foreman. Wanless, David, 534 Medford street, Salesman. Waters, Morgan, 11 Sanborn avenue, Assistant supt. Watters, James, 41 Mystic avenue, Clerk. Watters, Robert D., 16 Ames street, Superintendent. Watts, John C., 28 Tower street, Waiter.


433


JURY LIST.


Webber, Edward O., 77 Partridge avenue, Janitor. Wellington, J. Frank, 23 Summit avenue, Coal dealer. Wentworth, Frank H., 61 Dartmouth street, Salesman. Wentworth, Ransom D., 69 Glen street, Stable keeper. West, Edward B., 42 Preston road, Hay dealer. Weston, Howard H., 50 Jaques street, Milk dealer. Wheeler, Homer C., 16 Kidder avenue, Receiving clerk. Whitaker, George E., 75 Walnut street, Publisher. Whitcomb, Seth H., 59 Summer street, Nurse. White, Christopher J., 86 Prospect street, Laborer. White, Frank H., 14 Montgomery ave., Map mounter. Whiting, George, 61 Mt. Vernon st., Milk contractor. Whiting, James G., 61 Mt. Vernon st., Milk contractor. Whitney, James F., 40 Dartmouth street, No occupation. Whiton, Erastus, 12 Aldrich street, Clerk. Whiton, George F., 20 Otis street, No occupation. Wiggin, Walter S., 74 Walnut street, Salesman. Wild, B. Frank, 136 Highland avenue, Coal dealer. Wiley, Isaiah H., 22 Pearl street, Paint and oil dealer. Williams, Charles H., 45 Lexington avenue, Carpenter. Williston, Belvin T., 3 Monmouth street, Mech. engineer. Willoughby, George T., 111 Central street, Builder. Withington, Henry A., 189 Summer st., Cotton converter. Wood, Charles, 25 Columbus avenue, Locksmith. Wood, George A., 40 Laurel street, Hardware dealer. Wood, Herbert W., 75 Wallace street, Shell comb maker. Wood, James, 40 Tower street, Locksmith. Woodbury, Frederick A., 240-A School st., Shoe dealer. Woodley, Edward W., 10 Clarendon avenue, Printer. Woods, George H., 334 Broadway, Insurance agent. Wright, John Edward, 73 Beacon street, Electrician. Wright, Walter H., 54 Vinal avenue, Manufacturer.


Wyer, James C., 45 Pearl street, Engineer.


Wyman, Charles B., 67 Thurston st., Restaurant keeper.


York, Ernest A., 10 Thorndike street, Driver. Younker, Richard E., 9 Rossmore street, Wheelwright.


Z Zoeller, Fritz R., 26 Gibbens street, Clerk.


CHARLES P. LINCOLN, Chairman, CHARLES E. PARKS, EDWIN D. SIBLEY, FREDERIC W. COOK, Board of Registrars of Voters.


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1908.


Mayor. CHARLES A. GRIMMONS, 72 Thurston street.


Board of Aldermen. President - LEONARD W. COLE. Vice-President - CHARLES A. BURNS. WARD ONE.


GEORGE A. LORD, Alderman-at-large


4 Pearl street.


JOHN DIGGINS .


. 18 Morton street.


JAMES D. HAYDEN


77 Pearl street.


WARD TWO.


DAVID BERGLIND, Alderman-at-large


53 Dickinson street.


JOSEPH A. HALEY


7 Linden street.


97 Concord avenue.


PHILIP KOEN


WARD THREE.


LEONARD W. COLE, Alderman-at-large


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5 Homer square.


CLARENCE A. SMITH


25 Munroe street.


WILLIAM E. COPITHORNE


. S1 School street.


WARD FOUR.


GEORGE W. HARVEY, Alderman-at-large .


. 8 Chester avenue.


AMOS W. SHEPARD


191 Broadway.


RAY R. RIDEOUT


10 Stickney avenue.


WARD FIVE.


J. FRANK MIXER, Alderman-at-large,


CHARLES A. BURNS


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ALPHONSO A. WYMAN, .


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119 Central street. 27 Thurston street. 35 Bartlett street.


WARD SIX.


RICHARD Y. GOOD, Alderman-at-large,


CHARLES W. ELDRIDGE


EDGAR A. SMITH


WARD SEVEN.


EDWARD H. KINGMAN, Alderman-at large


ROBERT M. LAVENDER


JESSE E. PERRY


14 Kenwood street. 20 Westminster street. SO College avenue.


City Clerk -FREDERIC W. COOK.


Assistant City Clerk -HOWARD E. WEMYSS.


Regular meetings, second and fourth Thursday evenings of each month, at 8 o'clock.


30 Brastow avenue.


109 Rogers avenue.


45 Cedar street.


435


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1908.


Standing Committees of the Board of Aldermen.


ACCOUNTS. -- Aldermen Good, Rideout and Perry.


BONDS. - Aldermen Berglind, Wyman and Lavender.


CITY ENGINEERING. - Aldermen Haley, Smith (Ward 3) and Kingman.


CLAIMS .- The President, Aldermen Smith ( Ward 6 ) and Wyman.


ELECTIONS. - Aldermen Mixer, Shepard and Good.


ELECTRIC LINES AND LIGHTS. - Aldermen Harvey, Berglind, Lavender, Copithorne and Smith ( Ward 6).


FINANCE. - The President, Aldermen Burns, Berglind, Kingman, Lord, Harvey and Eldridge.


FIRE DEPARTMENT. - Aldermen Burns, Eldridge, Haley, Hayden and Perry.


GRADE CROSSINGS. - Aldermen Koen, Wyman, Rideout, Diggins and Perry.


HIGHWAYS. - Aldermen Smith ( Ward 3), Koen, Mixer, Shepard, Good, Lavender and Diggins.


LEGISLATIVE MATTERS. - The President, Aldermen Burns and Diggins.


LICENSES. - Aldermen Kingman, Eldridge and Copithorne.


ORDINANCES AND RULES .- Aldermen Mixer, Koen, and Shepard.


POLICE .- The President, Aldermen Berglind and Hayden.


PRINTING. - Aldermen Burns, Smith ( Ward 3) and Rideout.


PUBLIC GROUNDS. - Aldermen Eldridge, Haley, Smith (Ward 3 ), Hayden and Kingman.


PUBLIC PROPERTY. - Aldermen Shepard, Mixer, Lord, Haley and Smith ( Ward 6).


SEWERS. - Aldermen Lord, Rideout and Diggins.


SPECIAL BUILDING PERMITS. - Aldermen Lavender, Hayden and Wyman.


STATE AID AND SOLDIERS' RELIEF. - Aldermen Good, Koen and Harvey.


WATER. - Aldermen Lord, Harvey and Copithorne.


School Committee.


Chairman. - FREDERICK A. P. FISKE. Vice-Chairman .- HENRY H. FOLSOM. ( Term, two years, except members ex-officiis. )


CHARLES A. Grimmons, Mayor (ex-officio), 72 Thurston street.


LEONARD W. COLE, Pres. Board of Aldermen (ex-officio), 5 Homer square.


WARD ONE.


HENRY F. CURTIS ( elected 1907 ), 145 Perkins street.


ELMER H. SPAULDING (elected 1906 ), 44 Tufts street.


WARD TWO.


DANIEL H. BRADLEY ( elected 1907 ), 19 Concord avenue. THOMAS M. CLANCY ( elected 1906), 52 Springfield street.


WARD THREE.


GEORGE E. WHITAKER (elected 1907), 75 Walnut street.


WILBUR S. CLARKE ( elected 1906 ), 40 Vinal avenue.


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


WARD FOUR.


CHARLES A. KIRKPATRICK, Jr. (elected 1907), 27 Sewall street. GEORGE W. FOSTER ( elected 1906), 7 Evergreen avenue.


WARD FIVE.


HENRY H. FOLSOM ( elected 1907 ), 103 Central street. J. WALTER SANBORN ( elected 1906 ), 183 Central street.


WARD SIX.


FREDERICK A. P. FISKE (elected 1907 ), 44 Cherry street. LEON M. CONWELL ( elected 1906 ), 1 Harvard place.


WARD SEVEN.


GEORGE C. MAHONEY ( elected 1907 ), 97 College avenue. HENRIETTA B. H. ATTWOOD (elected 1906), 12 Park avenue.


Superintendent and Secretary. - GORDON A. SOUTHWORTH (resigned September 1). CHARLES S. CLARK (from September 1). Office, City Hall Annex. Hours : 8 A. M. to 5 P. M., except Saturdays ; Saturdays, 8 to 10 A. M.


Reg ilar meetings, last Monday evening of each month, except July and August, when none are held, and December, when meetings are on the third and fourth Fridays.


Assessors. ( Term, three years. ) GEORGE W. PERKINS, Chairman, (term expires 1910). NATHAN H. REED ( term expires 1909). GEORGE E. ELLIOTT (term expires 1911 ). WINSOR L. SNOW ( term expires 1909). WILLIAM A. FLAHERTY ( term expires 1911 ).


ASSISTANT ASSESSORS. ( Term, one year. )


FRED B. CLAPP. JOHN J. SHEERAN.


HARVEY E. FROST.


JOHN FRANKLIN STACKPOLE. JAMES WILSON. JAMES A. BUTLER.


Office open : 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.


Board of Health.


(Term, two members, two years; one member, one year ). ALLEN F. CARPENTER, Chairman ( term expires 1910 ). ZEBEDEE E. CLIFF (term expires 1909 ). WESLEY T. LEE, M. D. ( term expires 1909 ). Clerk. - WILLIAM P. MITCHELL. Agent. - CALEB A. PAGE. Medical Inspector - FRANK L. MORSE, M. D. Superintendent Collection of Ashes and Offal. - EDGAR T. MAYHEW. Inspector of Animals and Provisions. - CHARLES M. BERRY. Inspector of Milk and Vinegar. - JULIUS E. RICHARDSON. Office open : 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.


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CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR 1908.


Overseers of the Poor. Office, City Hall Annex. (Term, three years. ) EDWARD B. WEST, Chairman ( term expires 1911 ). ALBERT W. EDMANDS ( term expires 1911 ). HERBERT E. MERRILL ( term expires 1910 ). Agent. - CHARLES C. FOLSOM. Secretary. - CORA F. LEWIS. Office open : 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.


Registrars of Voters. ( Term, three years. ) CHARLES P. LINCOLN, Chairman ( term expires 1910). CHARLES E. PARKS ( term expires 1911). EDWIN D. SIBLEY (term expires 1909). FREDERIC W. COOK, City Clerk ( term expires 1911 )


Public Library Trustees. (Term, three years. ) EDWARD C. BOOTH, Chairman ( term expires 1910). JOHN B. VIALL ( term expires 1911). J. FRANK WELLINGTON ( term expires 1911 ). IRVING G. HALL ( term expires 1909 ). HOWARD D. MOORE ( term expires 1909). FREDERICK W. PARKER ( term expires 1909 ). THOMAS M. DURELL ( term expires 1910). WILLIAM L. BARBER ( term expires 1910 ). CHARLES L. NOYES ( term expires 1911 ). Librarian and Secretary. - SAM WALTER FOSS. Library open 9 A. M. to 9 P. M., and the reading room Sundays 2 to 6 P. M.


City Clerk. FREDERIC W. COOK. Assistant City Clerk. - HOWARD E. WEMYSS. Office open : 8 A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.


City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes.


JOSEPH S. PIKE. Office open : 8 A. M. to 2 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.


City Messenger. JAIRUS MANN.


Mayor's Secretary. FRED E. WARREN.


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ANNUAL REPORTS.


City Solicitor. FRANK W. KAAN, 50 State street, Boston.


City Auditor.


CHARLES S. ROBERTSON (resigned April 30, 1908). CLARENCE T. BRUCE ( elected April 30, 190S).


City Engineer. ERNEST W. BAILEY. Office open : S A. M. to 4 P. M. ; Saturdays, S A. M. to 12 M.


Commissioner of Streets. ASA B. PRICHARD. Office hour : 9.30 to 10 A. M.


Commissioner of Public Buildings and Inspector of Buildings.


WALTER T. LITTLEFIELD. Office open : S A. M. to 4 P. M., Saturdays, S A. M. to 12 M.


Commissioner of Electric Lines and Lights.


MELVIN F. UNDERWOOD. Office hour : 9 to 9.30 A, M.


Water Commissioner.


FRANK E. MERRILL. Office open : S A. M. to 4 P. M .; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.


Clerk of Committees and Departments.


WILLIAM P. MITCHELL. Office open : 8 A. M. to 4 P. M ; Saturdays, 8 A. M. to 12 M.


Chief of Police.


MELVILLE C. PARKHURST (retired October 31, 190S). Acting Chief of Police, CAPTAIN ROBERT R. PERRY. Office, Police Building, Bow street.


Chief Engineer of the Fire Department,


JAMES R. HOPKINS. Office, Central Fire Station, 261 Medford street.


City Physician. C. CLARK TOWLE, M. D. 24 Prospect Hill avenue.


CITY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICERS FOR


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Inspector of Plumbing. DUNCAN C. GREENE. Office hour : 8 to 9 A. M. Inspector of Milk and Vinegar. JULIUS E. RICHARDSON, 310 Broadway.


Inspector of Trees. CHARLES I. BUCKNAM (resigned October 20, 1908).


Inspector of Animals and Provisions. CHARLES M. BERRY,; 60 Prescott street.


Inspector of Petroleum. JAMES R. HOPKINS. Office, Central Fire Station, 261 Medford street.


Sealer of Weights and Measures. JOHN H. DUSSEAULT, Deputy Sealer, BENJAMIN S. ABBOTT. Office, City Hall Annex. Office open : November 1 to March 31, inclusive, 9 A. M. to 12 M .; April 1 to . October 31, inclusive, 9 A. M. to 12 M., Fridays and Saturdays only.


Fence Viewers. LAMBERT M. MAYNARD, 90 Highland avenue. CHARLES M. BERRY, 60 Prescott street.


Burial Agent. UNDER REVISED LAWS, CHAPTER 79, SECTION 20. JOHN H. DUSSEAULT, 42 Sargent avenue.


Constables.


GEORGE H. CARLETON. EUGENE A. CARTER. WINSLOW W. COFFIN. THOMAS DAMERY. CHARLES L. ELLIS.


CHARLES C. FOLSOM.


PATRICK J. GARVIN.


ARTHUR L. GILMAN.


WILLIAM D. HAYDEN. FRANKLIN W. HOPKINS. DENNIS KELLEY. JAIRUS MANN. CHARLES B. PALMER.


MELVILLE C. PARKHURST.


ROBERT R. PERRY. MALCOLM E. STURTEVANT.


CHARLES E. WOODMAN.


Measurers of Wood and Bark. WILLIAM B. HOLMES, 317 Broadway. OSCAR A. DYKENS, 34 Chestnut street. WILLIAM J. GOODWIN, 8 Holland street.


440


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Measurer of Grain. EVERETT C. EMERY.


Public Weigher in Charge of City Scales at City Ledge. WILLIAM H. WHITCOMB.


Weighers of Coal.


DANIEL F. ASH.


SUSIE MAGEE.


JOHN F. AYLWARD.


GEORGE H. MARSH.


ALBERT E. BAKER.


JOHN A. MARSH.


EDGAR H. BARKER.


JOHN MCKENNA.


ELMER E. BEACHAM.


FRANK T. McMAHON.


JOHN L. BLAKE.


JOHN J. MCMAHON.


ANGUS W. CAMPBELL.


PHILIP C. MCMAHON.


ALFRED B. CLARK.


GEORGE H. MOORE.


CORNELIUS COAKLEY.


FRANK J. OBERLE.


HARRY A. CRAWFORD.


JOHN J. O'NEILL.


ELLSWORTH CULLEN.


MARK W. PATTEN.


WILLIAM G. CUMMINGS.


LOTTIE L. RICE.


HOWARD H. DAVENPORT.


OBADIAH E. RING.


CHARLES F. DOHERTY.


AVERY U. ROCKWOOD.


THOMAS A. DUNLAP.


JOHN J. RYAN.


AMHERST F. DURKEE.


MICHAEL J. SHEA.


OSCAR A. DYKENS.


ABRAM SIMON.


EVERETT C. EMERY.


WILLIAM C. STICKLE.


FRED L. ESTEY.


ORRIN S. TARR.


JOHN F. FLYNN.


FRANK A. TEELE.


CHARLES T. GARLAND.


WILLIAM J. THOMPSON.


WILLIAM E. GERRISH.


JOHN P. TULLY.


WILLIAM G. GOODWIN.


ALFRED A. WALDRON.


GEORGE F. GROGAN.


ELIZABETH M. L. WALLACE.


ALBERT F. HACKETT.


THOMAS WALSH.


ADALA C. HIGGINS.


CHARLES H. WARD.


WILLIAM F. HOULAHAN.


JOHN H. WOODMAN.


LUCIEN L. WOODMAN.


Weighers of Beef.


ALBERT E. BAKER.


REUBEN W. MEAD.


OLIVER S. BRYANT.


CARL BURROWS.


GEORGE M. CHISHOLM.


HERBERT D. REED.


WILLIAM J. DOONER.


WILLIAM B. SARGENT.


ALFRED G. DYMOND.


WALTER SAVAGE. ROBERT E. SMITH.


WALTER M. TOWER.


JOSEPH F. TYTER.


ARTHUR F. MASON.


TOBIAS YAVNER.


FREDERICK A. GEILING. FRED HARRIS.


GEORGE L. HORTON.


SYLVANUS R. KNEELAND, Jr.


JOSEPH MURPHY. THOMAS S. PARKER.


INDEX.


PAGE


City Clerk, Report of


401


Receipts


401


Payments


402


Licenses and Permits


403


Gas and Pole Locations


404


Births


404 405


Deaths


405


Voting Precincts


406


Assessed Polls and Registered Voters


407 408 409


Liquor License Question


415


City Engineer, Report of


283


Engineering Department, Statement of Expenses


283


Grade Crossings, Statement of Expenses Office Records and Value of Instruments .


285


General Work


285


Streets Accepted in 1908 .


238


Table of Sidewalks Constructed, 1908 .


288


Length of Public Streets in Each Ward


289


Miles of Edgestone, Brick, Granolithic, and Gravel Side- walks in Each Ward


289


Table of Street Construction


289


Abolition of Grade Crossings


291


Stone Bounds


292


Sewer Department .


293


Statement of Expenses, Sewers Construction


293


Summary of Work .


295


Metropolitan Sewer Connections


295


New Work


296


Sewers Built in 1908


296


Public Grounds Department


299


Statement of Expenses, Public Grounds


302


City Government and Officers for 1908


434


City Physician, Report of


282


City Solicitor, Report of


399


City Treasurer and Collector of Taxes, Report of


19


Public Property


19


Funded Debt


19


Resources


21


Appropriations from Funded Debt and from Income Cash


22


Assets and Liabilities


22


Balance Sheet .


23


Appendix


24


Statement of Accounts


52


Balances


144


Approval of Treasurer's Report


146


Commissioner of Public Buildings (see Public Buildings, Commissioner)


297


Construction Account


304


Table of Streets


305


Statement of Expenses, Sewers Maintenance


284


Women's Voting Lists .


Elections


Marriages


342


22


442


INDEX.


Commissioner of Streets (see Street Commissioner) Commissioner of Water (see Water Commissioner) Electric Lines and Lights, Commissioner, Report of Fire Department, Chief of, Report of


317


351


319


386


Fire Alarms


386


Manual Force


386


Apparatus in Service


386


Apparatus in Reserve


Horses


Recommendations


387


Municipal Building Insurance


387


Bell Alarms and Causes .


388 390


Roster of Department


391


Health, Board of, Report of


243


Organization, Officers, etc.


243


Nuisances


244


Permits


245


Pedlers


246


Ashes and Offal


246


Stables


248


Board of Infants


249


Deaths


249


Mortality


250


Dangerous Diseases


252, 256, 262


Disinfection


253


Hospital for Contagious Diseases


255, 262 255


Bacteriological Department


257,264


Undertakers


258


Examiners of Plumbers .


258


Regulations


258


Tuberculosis Exhibition


258


Financial Statement .


259


Medical Inspector, Report of


262


Inspector of Animals and Provisions, Report of


268


Inspector of Milk and Vinegar, Report of .


270


Inspector of Animals and Provisions, Report of


268


Inspector of Buildings (see Public Buildings, Commissioner),


342


Inspector of Milk and Vinegar, Report of . Jury List


270 418


Mayor's Inaugural Address


3


Highways


4


Fire Department


5


City Engineer's Department


5


Other Departments


5


Electric Lines and Lights Department


5


Schools


5


Public Library


6


Poor Department


6


Assessors' Department


6


Trees


6


Lowell Street Bridge


7


No License


7 7


Dedication of the Soldiers' Monument


7


The Carnegie Library


7


Hospital


8


Amendments to City Charter


8


Encouragement of Public Spirit


-


9


ยท


-


Veterans of the Civil War


Police Department


4


Medical Inspection of Schools


387 387


Service of Companies


443


INDEX.


Official Responsibility


9


Funded Debt


11


Taxes


12


Appropriations


13


Medical Inspector, Report of


262


Scarlet Fever


262


Diphtheria


262, 263, 264,266


Typhoid Fever


262,265,267


Tuberculosis


262, 265,266


Contagious Disease Hospital


262


Bacteriological Department


264


Ordinances


Overseers of the Poor, Report of


273


Members of the Board, Committees, Officers, etc.


273


Report of General Agent


275


Full Support


277


Partial Support


277


Reimbursements


277


Somerville Hospital


278


Population and Gross Expenditures, 1883 to 1908, in- clusive


27


Overseers of the Poor Since 1885


279


Recapitulation


279


Expenditures in Detail


279


City Home, Report of Warden


280


City Physician, Report of


282


Police, Chief of, Report of


394


Arrests


394


Crimes Against the Person


394


Crimes Against Property


394


Crimes Against Public Order


395


Miscellaneous Reports


395


Police Signal Service and Ambulance Reports Official Roster of Department


396


Poor Department (see Overseers of the Poor) Population


152,189, 445


Public Buildings, Commissioner, Report of Somerville Beach


342


Mystic River Bathhouse, Rules


343


Health Stable


343


Care and Repair


344


Heating and Ventilating


345


Sanitary Conditions


346


Toilets


346


Inspection of Buildings


347


Public Grounds (see City Engineer)


283


Public Library


227


Board of Trustees, Officers, etc.


227


Report of the Trustees


230


Report of the Librarian .


233


Cataloguing Department


233


Books Added


233


Binding


233


Books Withdrawn


233


School Department


234


Reference and Art Department


234


Children's Department


236


General Work .


236


New Registration


239


Decreasing Expenditure for Books


240


List of Donations


241


395


342


273


.


416


444


INDEX.


-


Conclusion


242


School Department


Report of the School Committee .


147 147


Members, Officers, Committees, etc.


148, 149, 225


Summary of Statistics


150 150


School Buildings .


150,153


Teachers 150, 158, 164, 171, 173, 182, 201, 202, 203, 218


Attendance


150, 152, 190, 195, 198


Cost of Schools


151, 159, 182, 184, 186, 188


Miscellaneous


151, 182


School Census


151, 182, 189 152


Truancy


152, 180, 194


Corporal Punishment


153, 179


School Hygiene


154


Additional Accommodations


156


Kindergartens


159,176


Evening Schools


159, 174, 180, 196


Per Capita Cost


161, 185, 187


Manual Training


162,178


Teachers' Salaries


164, 173, 218


Course of Study


165


Personal


167


Lemuel Harlow Snow


168


Elmer H. Spaulding


169


Amendments to Rules


170


Cadet Teachers


171,180


Vacations


174


Organization


176


Grammar Schools


176


Promotions


176, 200


Latin High School


177,191


English High School


178,191


Sewing


179


Music


179


Gymnastics


179


Recesses


179


Drawing


179


Penmanship


180


Public Library


180


Janitors


180,226


Supervision


Members of School Board Under Second Charter


181


Appendix


182


Pupils by Grades


192


Graduates


194, 204


Membership, etc., High School


199


Resignation of Teachers


201


Graduation Exercises


204


Organization of School Board, 1909


217


Sealer of Weights and Measures, Report of


397


Sewers (see City Engineer) .


293


Street Commissioner, Report of


317


Permanent Paving


317


Mystic Avenue


317


Holland Street Ledge


318


Stone Crusher


318


Primary Schools


176


Closing Schools


165


School Registration


Report of Superintendent


180


445


INDEX.


Street Cleaning


318


Bridges


319


Shade Trees


319


Subways


319


Street Watering


319


Steam Rollers


320


Granolithic Sidewalks


320


Snow and Ice


321


Underground Wires


321


Accepted Streets


322


Sidewalks Maintenance


322


Street Railways


322


Emergency Call


322 323


Tarvia


Suppression of the Gypsy and Brown-Tail Moths


324


Miscellaneous


324


Recommendations


325


Statement of Accounts


327


Streets Constructed


333 334


Sidewalks Constructed


335, 336


Gutters Paved


338 339


Driveways Discontinued


339


Driveways Relocated


339


Streets Accepted


340


Street Crossings Laid


341


Length of Accepted Streets


341


Support of Poor Department (see Overseers of the Poor)


273


Water Commissioner, Report of .


351


Statement of Accounts


352


Cost of Water Works


352


Water Debt


352


Water Works Income and Distribution


353


Extension of Water Distribution System Hydrants, Gates, etc.


354


Water Services


355


Water Meters


355


Summary of Pipes and Fixtures


356


Inventory


356


Maintenance


356


Water Assessments and Consumption Meterage


359


Mains Laid, Gates, Hydrants, etc.


361


New Gates


363


Main Gate Relocation


363


New Hydrants .


364


Hydrants, Renewal


364


Hydrants, Location


365


Private Hydrants


382


Location of Water Posts


382


383


Location of Drinking Fountains Statistics


384


Financial Statistics


385


Streets Repaired


Driveways Constructed


353


358


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